2023届甘肃省庆阳市庆城县陇东高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While2．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose3．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing4．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase5．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen6．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad7．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay8．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing9．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though10．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that11．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond12．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown13．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation14．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped15．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when16．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer17．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became18．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that19．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing20．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Asagestureoffriendship，MayorYukioOzakiofTokyo，JapangaveWashington,D．Cagiftofmorethan3,000JapanesecherrytreesonMarch17,1912.Everyspring,thecherrytreesinWashington，D．C．takebloom(开花)，beginningoneofthecountry'sloveliestcelebrations,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival(March17-April15).Bookyourtripnowtoseethisvibrantdisplayofpinkandwhiteinthiscityfullofhistory!

Washington,D．C．CherryBlossomIn-DepthTour

Priee:$45/personAvailable:Mar.25-Apr.15Duration:1DayHighlights:VisitWashington，D．C．;experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossom(April8-12)Itinerary:GuestswillstarttocelebratetheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalanddiscoverthebeautyofcherryblossoms.Next,wewillbeginoursightseeingcitytourincludingLincolnMemorial,WhiteHouse,USCapitol,MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum,WashingtonMonumentandInternationalSpyMuseum.Thenvisitthenexttouristspot,theJeffersonMemorial,It'sthebestlocationtoviewthecherryblossoms.Finally,guestsmayboardaPotomacRivercruisetoseethecityfromthewater.Thentourends.PriceIncludes:GroundTransportationAdmissionFees:DestinationAdultChildSeniorInternationalSpyMuseum(optional)$21.95$14.95(3-12yrs)$19.95(Over65yrs)MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum(optional)$23$17(3-12yrs)$20(Over65yrs)PotomacRiverCruise(optional)$26$18(3-12yrs)$23(Over65yrs)Note:Ifyouwouldliketojoinintheoptionalactivities,pleasepaythefeeincashtothetourguide.YoucannotbuytheticketsonyourownoruseCityPass.Thetourguidewillarrangetheticketsforthegroup.1、OnMarch25,tourists___________。A．experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossomB．haveadiscountedtourofacityfullofhistoryC．enjoytheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalD．witnessthefirstdayofthefestival2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．JapanpresentedcherrytreestoattracttouriststoWashington,D．C．B．Thetourcoversfivetouristspotswithoutadmissionfees.C．AdmissionfeescanbepaidincashorwithCityPass.D．Eachtouristmustchooseatleastoneoptionaldestination.3、Itcosts___________fora16-year-oldstudentandhisgrandpa(aged67)togoonthetour，withthewaxmuseumincluded.A．$110 B．$136C．$133 D．$12722．（8分）ThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.BoardmanCXCompThisisacross-countrybike,andit’ssoversatile（多用途的）thatyoucanhandleanyterrain（地势）onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,slicktiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasbasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears,whichareoutstandingforitsprice.&650,HalfordsPlanetXRT-58v2PlanetCisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.&439,PlanetXSpecializedAllezESSpecializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.&575,EvansCyclesBoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanall-roundmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.&800,Halfords1、Comparedwithotherbikes,whatisthestrengthoftheBoardmanCXComp?A．ItsoutstandingpriceB．ItsShimanoSoragearsC．DealingwithanyterrainD．Puttingonveryfirmtires2、WhichissuitableforyouifyouwanttobuyataneconomicalpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A．PlanetXRT-58v2B．SpecializedAllezESC．BoardmanCXCompD．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon3、Whatcanweknowaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A．Thesecondhassoldoutsofast.B．Youshouldbecarefulwhenridingthethird.C．Theforthisveryexpensivebutwithspecialmaterial.D．Youcanonlyridethefirstonthemountainousroad.4、Inwhichcolumndoesthetextprobablyappearinthenewspaper?A．Travelandculture.B．FashionandlifestyleC．Healthandmedicine.D．Productionandmarketing.23．（8分）Moviesin2018Thepastyearwasabigyearintheworldofartandculture.Hereisalistofthetopmovieslastyear.BlackPantherReleasetime:FebruaryThemonthofFebruarybroughtmovieloversBlackPanther,thesuperheromoviefromMarvelComics.ThefilmtellsthestoryofanimaginaryAfricannationcalledWakanda.Thefilmearnedcriticalpraiseandalotofmoney.Infact,ithasbecomethe12thhighest-earningfilmofalltimeworldwide.AStarisBornReleasetime:OctoberInOctober,theworldsawsingerLadyGagachangeherselfcompletelyonthesilverscreen.GagastarredoppositeBradleyCooperinthemovieAStarisBorn.Thefilmwasmetwithmuchpublicexcitementandearned$100millioninUStheatersinjust12days.ThefilmanditsstarsarewidelyexpectedtoreceiveOscarnominations(提名).BohemianRhapsodyReleasetime:NovemberNovemberbroughtthereleaseofthefilmBohemianRhapsody.IttellsthestoryofQueen,theBritishrockgroupthatrosetoworldwidefameinthe1970s.Whilethefilmhasnotreceivedhighmarksfromcritics,musicloversaroundtheworldseempleased.Thefilmmade$600millioninitsfirstfiveweeks,makingitthemostsuccessfulmusicbiographicalfilmever.RomaReleasetime:DecemberTheOscarsarestillafewmonthsaway,butthetalkoftheawardsisalreadyunderway.Infact,theAcademyreleaseditsshortlistforninecategories,includingcandidatesforthebestforeignlanguagefilm.Asisexpected,Mexico’scriticallypraisedRomaisamongthem.Romatellsthestoryofahousekeeperforamiddle-classfamilyinMexicoCityduringthe1970s.FilmcriticsalsoexpectthefilmtocompetefortheBestPictureaward.NoforeignlanguagefilmhaseverwonBestPictureattheOscarsbefore.1、Whichfilmfocusesonthethemeofmusic?A．BlackPanther. B．AStarisBorn.C．BohemianRhapsody. D．Roma.2、WhatdidthefilmAStarisBornmeantoLadyGaga?A．Itmadeherfirstappearonscreen.B．Itmadeherbecomeasinger.C．IthelpedherreceivetheOscarsfinallyD．Itcontributedtohercareertransformation.3、WhatdoweknowaboutRoma?A．IthaseverwonBestPictureattheOscars.B．IthaseverbeencriticizedbytheAcademy.C．ItisexpectedbysomepeopletowintheOscars.D．Itisregardedasthebestforeignlanguagefilm.24．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:You’reatadullworkmeetingorpresentation,andyourmindkeepswanderingtowhattoeatforlunch,yourweekendplans,orwhat’sgoingonwiththenewseasonofStrangerThings.Don’tfeelsobadaboutallyourdaydreaming.Mind-wanderingmaybeasignofintelligenceandcreativity,accordingtoanewstudyinthejournalNeuropsychologia.Andaslongasyourperformanceatworkdoesn’tsufferwhenyourminddrifts,daydreamingmaynotbesuchabadthingafterall,thestudyauthorssay.ResearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologywantedtostudywhathappenstopeople’sbrainpatternswhenthey’retoldtoliestillanddonothing—aprimeopportunityformind-wandering.Sotheyasked112studyparticipantstodojustthat:lieinanMRImachinewhilestaringatafixedpointforfiveminutes.Theresearchteamusedthosereadingstoidentifywhichpartsofthebrainworkedtogetherduringthistypeofawakebutrestingstate,andtheyalsocomparedthereadingstoteststheparticipantstooktomeasuretheircreativeandintellectualabilities.Inaddition,theparticipantsfilledoutaquestionnaireabouthowmuchtheirmindwanderedindailylife.Theresearchersmadeseveralinterestingconnections.Peoplewhoreportedmorefrequentdaydreamingduringthedayscoredhigheroncreativeandintellectualtests.TheirMRIsalsoshowedtheyhadmoreefficientbrainsystems-meaningdifferentregionsofthebrainweremoreinpacewitheachother—comparedtopeoplewhoreportedlessfrequentmind-wandering.Thefindingthatmind-wanderingisassociatedwithintelligencewassomewhatsurprising,saysleadauthorChristineGodwin,apsychologyPhDcandidate.That’sbecausepreviousresearchhaslinkedmind-wanderingtopoorerperformanceonmemoryandreading-comprehensiontests,lowerSATscores,negativemood,andmentalhealthdisorders.1、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdaydreaming?A．Unconcerned.B．Approving.C．Cautious.D．Doubtful.2、Whatcantheparticipantsdoduringtheexperiment?A．Telllies.B．Dosomereading.C．Lieandstare.D．Answersomequestions.3、What’sthefindingoftheexperiment?A．Daydreamingmayresultingoodmemory.B．Thefindingiscontradictorytothepreviousresearch.C．Daydreamingissomewhatassociatedwithmentalhealth.D．Themoreyouaremind-wandering,thelessintelligentyouare.4、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DaydreamingisNotSoBadB．WhyPeopleareAlwaysDaydreaming?C．DaydreamingisHarmfultoTheBrainD．AnExperimentReportonDaydreaming25．（10分）AROBOTcompanionforolderpeopleaimstopromoteactivityanddealwithlonelinessbyurgingthemtotakepartindigitalandphysicalactivities.TheElliQrobot,madebyIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics,willbepublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondonthisweek.ElliQisasmalldesktopdevicethatconsistsofadomed(拱形的)“body”andaseparatedetachable(可拆卸的)screen.CreatedincollaborationwithSwissdesignerYvesBehar,therobotisabletoencourageadegreeofsocialengagement.SimilartohomeassistantsliketheAmazonEcho,peoplecansimplytalktoit,andtherearevisualcluesthatcouldbeparticularlyhelpfulforthosewithhearingdifficulties.AkeypurposeofElliQistoactasaneasyplatformtoaccessexistingservicessuchassocialmedia,andmessagingprograms.Forexample,thedevicecouldalerttheusersthattheirgrandchildhaspostedanewphotoonFacebook,showittothemonthescreen.ElliQcanrecommendactivitiesvoluntarily.Itmightaskifyou’reinterestedinwatchingavideo,forinstance,orsuggestawalk.Itcanalsoactasremindertotakemedication.Havingarobotconstantlyoffersuggestionscouldobviouslygetannoying,sothedeviceusesmachinelearningtotailorthesesuggestionstoindividualpreferences.Ifasuggestionismetwithapositiveresponseonce,ElliQmighttryitagain.Ifnot,itmightchangeforadifferenttack.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Arobotcompanionforolderpeoplewillstronglyadvisethemtoparticipateindigitalandphysicalactivitiestobehealthy.B．TheElliQrobotispublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondon.C．ThescreenoftheElliQrobotcanberemovedifnecessary.D．TheElliQrobotiscreatedbySwissdesignerYvesBeharandIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics.2、Theunderlinedword“alert”isclosestmmeaningto.A．declareB．announceC．remindD．say3、ElliQcanservethefollowingpurposesEXCEPT.A．whentheuser’sfriendupdateshismoments(朋友圈),itcanshowittotheuseronthescreen.B．itcanrecommendsomeactivitieseventheuserdoesn’task.C．itwillconstantlygivesuggestionsregardlessoftheuser’sindividualpreference.D．itcanhelpthosewithhearingdifficultiesbyofferingvisualclues.4、Inwhichcolumnwearemostlikelytofindthepassage?A．News&TechnologyB．PeopleC．HealthD．InternationalAffairs第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanpeoplewhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas“white-collarworkers”forthesimplereasonthatthey1wearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoften2tosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.Thiscangiverisetocurioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasa（an）3fortheEllesmereCorporation.Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.He4toldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,helefthome5inasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsand6thenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthis7Alf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfound8job.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillearnmuchlessthanheusedto,buthefeelsthathisrisein9iswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim'Mr.Bloggs'10'Alf'.1、A．eventually B．occasionally C．usually D．apparently2、A．excited B．willing C．interested D．lucky3、A．official B．manager C．salesman D．dustman4、A．hopefully B．probably C．simply D．politely5、A．wore B．put C．tried D．dressed6、A．took B．spent C．cost D．wasted7、A．mistake B．secret C．memory D．reputation8、A．another B．one C．theother D．other9、A．status B．look C．direction D．statue10、A．inspiteof B．regardlessof C．insteadof D．incaseof第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Anewresearchshowsthatnicerpeoplearelikelytobepoorerthanpeoplewhoarenotsonice.Researchersstudiedhowthepersonalitiesofdifferentpeople1．(affect)howrichtheywere.Theyfoundthatpeople2．aniceandwarmpersonalitywere3．(poor)thanpeoplewhoweremoreselfish.Theyalsofoundthatitwasmoredifficultforkinderpeopletolookaftertheirmoneybecauseoftheir“agreeableness”.Theresearchsuggeststhatagreeableness4．(associate)withvarioussignsoffinancialhardship,includinglowersavingsandhigherdebt.Researcherslookedatdatafromdifferent5．(source),includingtwoonlinesurveystakenbyalmost4,000participants.Thedataincludedanswerstoquestionsonpeople'sfinancialsituation6．people’sattitudetowardsmoney.Theycomparedthisdatawithfindingsofsomeothersurveys,in7．almost5,000peopleansweredquestionsabouttheirpersonalityandtheiragreeableness.Theresearcherssayagreeablepeopleseem8．(care)lessaboutmoneysotheydonotmanagetheirmoney9．(wise).ResearcherSandraMatzsaysthat10．(be)kindhas"financialcosts"butthatkinderpeople“alwayshaveahappierlife”.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastsummermydreamofvisitingChicagocametrue、Itooktripthereonmyown,whatgotmethinkingabouttheadvantagesoftravellingalone、SomethingthatInoticedimmediatelywasthefactthatIhadthefreetodowhatIwanted、Afterall,Idon’thavetoconsideranotherperson’sinterest、WhileinChicago,Igotinvolvinginacoupleofworkshops、Duringtheseworksh